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Publisher: Lance Knight
ISBN-10: 1507672152
Type: Fiction
Pages: 146
Copyright: Jan 22, 2015
ISBN-13: 9781507672150
Price: $2.99 (eBook)
Miles Knight, the author's 5th GGrandfather, sets out to avenge the deaths and imprisonment of his friends. Meets with General George Washington in New Jersey.
"Miles Knight: The Avenger" is Book IV in the American Knights Series. The 5th Great Grandfather of author Lance Knight continues to reveal the trials, joys, emotions and employment of the vengeance that drives him and his Blackguard, Unit 7 to avenge the evils inflicted on them, their dear Indian friends and other Patriots during the American Revolution. The story also reveals the unimaginable horrors of American military and civilian prisoners of war on British prison ships, also called 'Hell Ships, where Miles Knight's childhood friend, a double agent spy for the Continental Army is being held. Men are dying by the thousands in these 'Hell Ships' and Miles and his Blackguard Special Operations and Tactics troops go to rescue Miles' friend and many others. Enemy Cherokee Indians, working for the British have attacked a peace loving Shawnee village twice, killing almost all the people. Miles exacts revenge on the killer Indians on behalf of his Shawnee friends. The story also gives the reader a view into the ongoing romance and devotion of Miles and his wife Mary. There tenderness and affection for each other is moving and inspiring. This work of fiction is about many real historical people based on facts. The imaginations of the author's vision of the life and times of the Knights, the Indian people, the Continental Army Battles and the day to day activities of everyday people in 18th Century America allows the reader to live along with these pioneers of independence. American people during the 18th Century were believers in God and His guidance in their lives. Action, drama, romance and humor are woven through out this Book IV...Miles Knight: The Avenger.
Excerpt
Chapter
Ten
The Rescue
New York Harbor
The Blackguards and Captain Miles Knight entered into New Jersey to meet with a banker in Morristown, New Jersey, he was listed by Thaddeus Partridge back in Midlothian, Virginia, as a major contact for Miles.
Letters from Partridge went forward to other bankers who were located at key points within the projected path of travel that the Blackguard most likely would take.
Jason Bucknard was one of those whom Partridge had contacted about possibly being of service to the Patriot cause and one Captain Miles Knight of the Continental Army, 10th North Carolina Regiment. Bucknard was made aware of the main mission for Knight; the rescue of Thomas Kilpatrick and others who were imprisoned aboard ‘The Prudential’. The Prudential being a decommissioned British Warship had been stripped of all naval weapons and such, leaving only empty cargo holds below decks.
What nobody back in Midlothian had anticipated was that General George Washington would be there.
After two significant victories over the British in Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey, General George Washington marched north to Morristown, New Jersey, where he set up winter headquarters for himself and the men of the Continental Army in January of 1777. The hills surrounding the camp offered Washington a perfect vantage point from which to keep an eye on the British army, which was headquartered across the Hudson River in New York City. Morristown's position also allowed Washington to protect the roads leading from the British strongholds in New Jersey to New England and the roads leading to Philadelphia, where the leaders of the American Revolution were headquartered. In addition to tracking the British, Washington used much of his time in Morristown to build up, reorganize and resupply the Continental Army which had begun to shrink following the victories in Trenton and Princeton. Some soldiers chose desertion over another cold winter without adequate supplies; others refused to reenlist, returning home when their enlistments expired. Fortunately for the Americans, Washington's leadership on the battlefield and his growing popularity throughout the country helped attract new recruits, and Washington orchestrated changes to hold on to the new troops and make them more effective soldiers. In an effort to instill discipline, maximum punishment for soldiers rose from 39 to 100 lashes. To make committing to the army more attractive, the Continental Army promised any man enlisting for three years a cash bonus. Those enlisting for the duration of the war could look forward to a land bounty. These promises would come back to haunt the army later, but in the early months of 1777, they allowed Washington to train and then maintain a seasoned force. By the time fighting resumed, Washington's immediate command numbered 11,000 men, including militia. In New York, an additional 17,000 Patriots agreed to fight for the cause.
When Miles went to see Jason Bucknard he was delighted that Bucknard hastily arranged a meeting with General Washington for him. Bucknard who had already been of assistance to the Continental Army, immediately led the way to General Washington’s Camp just outside Morristown. Upon approval to enter General Washington’s tent, Jason introduced the General to Captain Miles Knight and Sargent Milo Knight. Bucknard then excused himself, leaving only Miles and Milo; saluting General Washington.
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